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Micranthes atrata (Engl.) Losinsk. sect. Calthophyllum 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesMicranthes atrata (Engl.) Losinsk. sect. Calthophyllum
SynonymsSaxifraga atrata Engl.
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude3000-4200m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, broadly ovate, 12-25mm, glabrous, crenate-serrate, ciliate, inflorescence cylindrical, 7-25-flowered, sepals reflexed, ovate, petals ovate to elliptic, 3-4mm long
Size7-23cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typerosette, tuft
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
Territory Asia-Temperate
     China (China North-Central , Qinghai)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

SAXIFRAGACEAE

Micranthes atrata (Engl.) Losinsk., Izv. Glavn. Bot. Sada S.S.S.R. 27: 601 (1928)

Basionym:
Saxifraga atrata Engl., Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3. 29: 117 (1883)

nc. China, ne. Qinghai
36 CHN CHQ

3000-4200m

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